It is not God's plan for us to dwell in fear or for fear to rule our lives. He has already set in motion the fall of every giant we will ever face. Our responsibility is to step through our fear, confronting those giants in God's power instead of our own. It is our responsibility to count on the promise that God really is the same yesterday, today and forever. It is our responsibility to remain faithful. We have nothing to fear, not because we are clever or self-sufficient, but because we are his sheep. We can learn to manage fear and stress instead of allowing fear and stress to manage us. 

This is Good News so sleep like a baby......

                                                              
                

Sunday Prayer

       

LORD YOU ARE OUR LIGHT AND OUR SALVATION, WHOM SHALL WE FEAR? 

YOU ARE OUR SURE DEFENSE.  WHOM SHALL WE DREAD? 

ONE THING WE ASK OF YOU, FATHER, THAT WE MAY DWELL IN YOUR HOUSE ALL OF OUR DAYS.  WE SEEK TO DWELL UPON YOU IN YOUR HOUSE.  

PRAISE YOU,  FATHER FOR LIFTING US UP. 

TODAY, MANY OF US NEED TO BE LIFTED UP. 

GIVE US A WORD, SPUR US ON TO LIVE TO HONOR YOU. 

BLESS YOU THAT FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST IS NOT JUST A 

PRESCRIPTION FOR BEHAVIOR.  

FAITH IN JESUS IS A HOLY ENCOUNTER. 

REAL FAITH IS OUR WEAKNESS - LEANING ON AND  LIVING IN YOUR STRENGTH. THANK YOU FOR NOT FOR NOT REQUIRING SUCCESS, BUT  FAITHFULNESS.  

TODAY OUR PRAYER IS THAT YOU FIND US FAITHFUL. 

MAY ALL WHO COME BEHIND US FIND US FAITHFUL. 

HERE AND NOW, MAY ALL WE MEET FIND US FAITHFUL. 

HEAL OUR NATION.  HEAL OUR WORLD.

HEAL OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AND MAKE US ONE, O LORD.   

IN FAITH, WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF OUR PRECIOUS LORD AND SAVIOR, 

JESUS CHRIST.  AMEN. 

Growing Older

You know you are getting old when: 

..you stoop to tie your shoelaces and ask yourself, "What else can I do while I’m down here?" (George Burns) 

    ..your broad mind changes places with your narrow waist

            (Red Skelton)

    .. a stranger flirts with you in the movies and they are after                    your popcorn (Milton Berle)

    …your head makes promises your body cannot possibly keep.

            (Unknown, but said by all of us seniors!) 

            Keep Smilin', Friends! Life is getting better and better.